* Otherwise it will use $wgHTTPProxy (if set)
* Otherwise it will use the environment variable "http_proxy" (if set)
* - noProxy Don't use any proxy at all. Takes precedence over proxy value(s).
- * - sslVerifyHost (curl only) Verify hostname against certificate
+ * - sslVerifyHost (curl only) Set to 2 to verify hostname against certificate
+ * Setting to 1 (or true) will NOT verify the host name. It will
+ * only check its existence. Setting to 0 (or false) disables entirely.
* - sslVerifyCert (curl only) Verify SSL certificate
* - caInfo (curl only) Provide CA information
* - maxRedirects Maximum number of redirects to follow (defaults to 5)
protected $postData = null;
protected $proxy = null;
protected $noProxy = false;
- protected $sslVerifyHost = true;
+ /**
+ * Parameter passed to Curl that specifies whether
+ * to validate SSL certificates.
+ *
+ * Setting to 0 disables entirely. Setting to 1 checks
+ * the existence of a CN, but doesn't verify it. Setting
+ * to 2 (the default) actually verifies the host.
+ */
+ protected $sslVerifyHost = 2;
protected $sslVerifyCert = true;
protected $caInfo = null;
protected $method = "GET";